Corn harvesting and husking machine.



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001m HARVESTING AND 'HUSKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.1 0, 1906.

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CORN HARVESTING AND HUSKING MACHINE.

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CORN HARVESTING AND HUSKING MACHINE.

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E. A: HOLLENBEOK. 001m HARVESTING AND HUSKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED BEPT.10,1906.

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pliedto a traction engine, Ppower is obtained for propelling the machine as Well as for operat ng EL'LTAH A. HOLLENBEGK, OF FUNK, NEBRASKA.

GORN HARVESTING AND 'HUSKING MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1907.

Application filed September 10. 1906- Serial No. 333.954.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAII A. I-IoLLEN- BECK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Funk, in the county of Phelps and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn Harvesting and Husking Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, ciear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to .make and use the same.

Thisinvention relates to improvements in corn harvesting and husking machines.

The object of the invention is to provide a machine of this character adapted to be apfrom which the the working parts i-thereof.

the invention consists of certain nove feaf tures of construction, combination and arran ement of parts, scri ed and claimed.

is'a side Fig. 4 is a vertical cross sectional view,

With the above and other objects in view,

as will he hereinafter dethe accom anying drawings:--Fi re 1 7 view 0 a corn harvesting and iuskmgmachine constructed in accordance with itheinvention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sec tional view through one side of the machine;

taken immediately in front of and looking toward the main supporting frame. Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes a traction engine, which may be of any suitable construction. Mounted By me ans on the framework of the engine immediately in front of the cab and extending on both sides of the boiler is a main uprightsupporting frame 2, upon which the operating mechamsm and working .parts of the machine are mounted. Hingedly connected to the forward side of the frame 2 are arallel, forwardly and downwardly projecting conveyer frames 3, consisting of parallel, longitudinally-dis osed side bars 4 which are connected imme 'ately in frontjof the boiler by parallel cross bars 5. The frames 3 are ad'ustably supported near their forward ends y a block and-tackle connection 6 to forwardly projecting supporting beams 7 secured to the forward up erend of the boiler, as shown. 0 the block and tackle connection, the forward ends I of the frames 3 may be raised or lowered to any desired elevation.

' Mounted in the upright frame 2 near the upper end thereof is a horizontal, trans versely-disposed drive shaft 8, on which near gear wheels its outer ends are mounted spur 9. The gear wheels 9 are enga e by similar gear wheels 10 mounted on tie outer ends of counter drive shafts 12 journaled in the frame 2. On one of the shafts 12 is mounted a drive pulley 13, which is connected by a belt 14 to the fly wheel 15 of the-ermine, by means of which power is imparted to the drive shaft 8. v

On the drive shaft 8 near the opposite sides of the frame 2 are mounted conveyer rolls 16, round which pass endless slatted conveyers 17, said conveyers also passing around rolls 18 journaled in the forward ends of the'par frame bars 4.. The conveyers 17 are ada ed to travel'betweenthe bars "4;,"

allel conveyer as will be understood;

Secured to the cross the conveyer frame bars 4 "and divergeshghtly from the same toward their outer ends, thereby forming wedge-shaped spaces between said outer ends of the conveyer frame bars 4: and themselves, The outer ends of the conveyer frame bars 4 are connected by a forwardly-projecting bail-shaped guide strap or bar 20. The inner guide'bars 19 are connected by a similars trap or *bar 21 while the forward ends of the outer guide] bars 19 have connected thereto-outwardly.

and laterally curved guide fingers or bars The guide bars or straps 20 and 21 and the a v 22 form flaring or outwardly guide fingers diverging gathering arms by means of whic rows of corn stalks are gat cred and-directed all onto the conveyers 17 in between the guide bars 19 and the forward ends of the conveyer frame bars' i.

Journaled in suitable bearings on the uide bars 19 and the forward ends of the conveyer frame bars 4 are pairs of snapping rolls 23. These pairs of rolls 23 are obliquely-disposed relatively to each other to providewedgeshaped spaces between them coincident with the wedge-shaped spaces between. the guide bars 19 and the outer ends of the "conveyer frame bars 4, so that when the corn stalks are gathered in by said bars, the ears thereon will be snapped off by the. rolls 23 and will by means of which they are elevated or carried upwardly and rearwardly and discharged upon the husking mechanism ereinafter to be described,

- On'the bars 4; of the conveyer frame near bars 5 of the conveyerv frame are guide bars 19, which projectfor f warclly on a level with the forward ends of the inner ends of the snapping rolls are journaled drive shafts 24, on the outer ends of which are mounted pulleys 25 connected by belts 26 to drive pulleys '27 on the main drive shaft 8 in the supporting frame 2. On the shafts 24 are mounted conveyer rolls 28, over which the conveyers 17 travel and by means of which the upper stretch of the same are supported near their forward ends. Also mounted on the shafts 24 are beveled gear wheels 29, which are adapted to mesh with similar gears 30 on the inner ends of the outer roll of each pair of snapping rolls, whereby said outer rolls are driven. The inner rolls of each pair of snapping rolls are driven by means of beveled gears 31 mounted on the ends of the shafts of the lower conveyer rolls 1S. Mounted on the shaft 24 between the inner ends of each pair of snapping rolls are sprocket gears 32, around which are adapted to pass sprocket chains 23. The outer or forward ends of the sprocket chains 23 pass around idle sprocket gears mounted on the outer end of the guide bars 19. The sprocket chains 33 are provided at suitable intervals with laterally-projecting lugs 35, which as the chain travels around the snapping rolls, said lugs are adapted to engage the stalks, which have been gathered in between the snapping rolls to aid in (.lrawing the stalks inwardly, thus facilitating the snapping of the ears therefrom by the snapping rolls. If desired the space between the inner pair of guide arms 19 may be covered by an upwardly-curved or V-shaped plate 36, which will prevent the ears detached by the inner pairs of snapping rolls from falling between said inner pairs of guide bars, thus causing all of the ears to be directed onto the conveyers 17 after being detached from the stalks.

Hingedly connected to the rear side of the supporting frame 2 immediately below the upper ends of the conveyers 17 is a husking roll frame 37. This roll frame 37 consists of pairs of longitudinally-(lisposed side bars 38, said pairs of bars being arranged on each side of the engine cab, as shown. The bars 38 are connected near their upper ends by cross bars 39 and at their lower ends by a single cross bar 40. Journaled in the upper and lower cross bars of the frame 37 are husking rolls 41, said rolls being arranged. in pairs, there being preferably two pairs of the same between each pair of side bars 38 of the husking frame. The shaft of one of the rolls 41 at each side of the frame is extended forwardly and provided with a beveled gear 42, said beveled gear being engaged by similar gears 43 mounted on the drive shafts 12 in the frame 2 of the machine, by means of which the rolls having the extending shafts are driven. The shafts of the rolls 41 are rejected rearwardly therefrom through the ower rear cross bar 40 ,of the husking frame,

and 011 said projecting ends of the shaft are journaled a series of intermeshing gears 44, by means of which the -movement of the driven roll of each set is imparted to the others, so that as the ears are discharged thereon by the conveyers 17, they will be caught and husked by said rolls and the husks passed through the rolls while the cleaned ears will be discharged from the lower ends thereof onto a suitable endless conveyer 45 by means of which they are carried to and deposited into a wagon or other receptacle provided therefor. Side boards 45 are shown to prevent the husked ears from rebounding from the eonveyer 45. The conveyer 45 is driven by means of a belt 46 which passes around a pulley 47 on the main drive shaft 8 and around. a pulley 48 on a stub shaft 49 journaled on the side of the engine cab, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings. On the shaft 49 is also mounted a beveled gear 50, which is adapted to engage a beveled gear 51. on the shaft of one of the supporting rolls of the conveyor 45. The rear end of the husking roll frame 37 is supported upon brackets 52 which are adjustably connected in any suitable manner to the sides of the engine cab, whereby the rear or lower end of the husking frame may be raised or lowered to any suitable elevation.

By means of a corn harvester and husking machine such as herein shown and described the ears from four rows of corn will simultaneously be removed and husked. By arranging the operating mechanism upon a traction engine, the working parts of the machine may be kept running after the propelling mechanism of the engine has been stopped for any reason, thereby providing for the husking of the ears left on the machine after theengine has ceased to move, so that when another start is made the working parts of the machine will have been cleaned out, thus preventing any clogging or overaccnmulation of cars upon the working mechanism of the machine.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by .lietters-Patent, is:

1. A corn harvesting and husking machine of the character described comprising a traction engine a main supporting frame mounted upon the engine, forwardly and downwardly-projecting conveyer frames hingedly connected at their inner ends to said main frame, a block and tackle connection to support the forward ends of said frames, snapping rolls journaled on said forward ends of the conveyer frames, husking frames hingedly connected at their inner ends to said main supporting frame, adjustable brackets to support the outer ends of said husking frames, a series of husking rolls j'ournaled in each of said husking frames, an endless conveyer adapted to conduct the ears from said snapping rolls to said husking rolls, an endless conveyer arranged beneaththe discharge ends of said husking rolls to receive the cleaned ears therefrom, a main drive shaft journaled in said main frame, means whereby said shaft is driven from the fly wheel of the engine, and means whereby the motion of said shaft is imparted to the working parts of the machine, substantially as described.

2. In a corn harvesting and husking machine of the character described comprising a traction engine having a cab, a main sup porting frame mounted upon the engine, conveyer frames hingedly .mounted at their inner ends on said main frame, and project ing forwardly on each side of the engine boiler, a main drive shaft journaled in said main supporting frame, conveyer rolls on said shaft, similar rolls journaled in the outer ends of said conveyer frames, endless con veyers on said rolls, counter drive shafts mounted in said main frame, means whereby one of said counter shafts is connected to and driven by the fly wheel of the traction engine,

gears to connect said counter shafts with the main drive shaft, whereby the latter is driven, guide bars secured to the outer ends of said cogveyer frames to ffirm wed e; sha ed i eways, snap ing re s journae on Said i g uide bars-and tihe ends of the conveyer frame, means to guide the corn stalks between said rolls, endless s rocket chains adapted to travel over the ro ls, said chains having lugs formed thereon to engage corn stalks and draw the same into engagement with the snapping roll, means whereby said rolls and chains are driven from said main drive shaft, husin'ng roll frames mounted on said main supporting frame and projecting rearwardly and downwardly on each side of the engine cab, pairs of husking rolls journaled on each of said frames, means whereby one roll in each of said pairs is geared to and driven by said counter drive shafts, a series of gears mounted on the rear ends of said husking roll shaft, whereby the motion of said driven rolls is imparted to the others, an endless conveyer arranged beneath the discharge end of said husking rolls, and means whereby said conveyer is driven from the main drive shaft of the machine, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ELIJ AH A. HOLLENBEOK.

\Vitnesses EUGENE W. REED, ETTA PEERsoN,

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